Oscar Morata Chirivella

LAEFF


I am working in the radio astronomy group at LAEFF, where we use
the antennas in the MDSCC of NASA in Robledo de Chavela for radio
astronomy observations. I am also in charge of the PARTNeR
project, using one of those antennas for educational purposes.

My research interests are centered in observations of molecular gas
in dense cores of molecular clouds, studying the physical and
chemical properties of the gas, in order to obtain the initial
parameters of low-mass star formation. This project is made in
collaboration with researchers of the  University of Barcelona,
ICE/CSIC, and University College London. We are currently working
on a chemical model to explain those cores as an ensemble of
transient clumps. Thus, I am also working in astrochemistry.
Finally, I am also involved in developing chemical models to study
the structure of Photon-Dominated Regions (PDRs), in collaboration
with people from the Department of Physics of the Ohio State
University.